Aaron Schrank
Education ReporterPhone: 307-766-5064
Email: aschran1@uwyo.edu
Before joining WPR, Aaron worked as a freelance reporter in Los Angeles, where he earned a master’s degree in audio journalism from the University of Southern California. His radio work has aired on programs including NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered, American Public Media’s Marketplace and Public Radio International’s The World. Aaron has roots in Phoenix, Arizona, Southern Illinois and New Jersey. When not reporting, he spends time hiking, camping, traveling and exploring film, music and food.
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Wyoming is replacing its current statewide standardized test, and is cutting ties to a testing group in order to avoid a potential conflict of interest as…
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There are huge gaps in school funding between affluent and property-poor districts. And, with evidence that money matters, especially for disadvantaged kids, something has to change.
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This story is part of the NPR reporting project School Money, a nationwide collaboration between NPR’s Ed Team and 20 member station reporters exploring…
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The Natrona County School District is looking at student safety protocols after a man allegedly exposed himself to a third-grader walking home from school…
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Listen to the full show here. Energy Bill Could Help WyomingThe U.S. Senate put its partisan tendencies aside this week and passed a sweeping bill aimed…
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Listen to the whole show here. Peabody Spokesman Blames Bankruptcy On Low Coal PricesThe largest coal producer in Wyoming declared bankruptcy this week.…
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University of Wyoming senior Ashlee Enos is in a crowded campus ballroom, watching a hip-hop artist from the Crow Nation who goes by the name ‘Supaman’ do…
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Listen to the full show here. Wyoming's Future Uncertain As Mass Layoffs Begin In Coal CountryLast week, the country’s two biggest coal mines each laid…
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There’s a lot going on at Wyoming’s 7 community colleges. Tuition hikes, a new funding formula, and a budget crunch. The colleges are also poised to play…
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Jane Juve makes her morning rounds through the same building where she served as Riverton’s city attorney two decades ago. Now she’s the Riverton Police…